Boar's Hat Tavern Novels & Stories

, and if she didn't hurry up, she would miss her appointment. Boom used his fastest speed to leave Scott Hall and head for Haroc Township's Traz Market. Hana clearly remembered the location that Mr. Renci had written in the reply. It's the Red Tavern. It was located in a rather dark alley, and Hana had to search carefully to see it. The pub has four floors designed with separate and fully self-contained rooms. Hana and Boom entered, choosing the next room where Mr. Renci and the man named Vink had predetermined. "Excuse me, ladies," The Waiter bowed politely to Hana. "That room is already booked by someone else,"

And with that, he turned around and left me alone at the bar, musing over the new sound of my name on his lips. After Hypatos had left, the tavern felt cavernous and cold. I moved through my closing duties mechanically, wiping down sticky tables and stacking chairs while my owner, a grizzled old centaur named Boreas, counted the night’s earnings. I kept replaying the interaction in my mind, the rough sound of his laugh, the way my name had sounded when he said it.

I knew it was supposed to feel warm, but not like I just set my throat on fire! The barmaid looked up, a glimmer of something uneasy in her eyes as she glanced at the newest patron. The tavern quickly fell quiet. Did I miss something? Curiosity got the better of me as I looked, turning fully on my stool. The first thing I noticed was the man's wide-brimmed hat, casting a shadow across his eyes. Even under the shadow, they seemed to glow like the gleam of moonlight off the ocean banks.

Haden The sun had barely started dipping behind the valley line when Krav and I found ourselves at Benny’s Tap, the only bar close enough to the Den that didn’t smell like old fur and regret. It was half full. the usual crowd of sentinels, traders, and workers blowing off steam before patrols. Music played from a busted old speaker in the corner, something with too much bass and not enough sense. Krav sat across from me at a corner table, bottle in hand, blue light from the neon sign outside washing over him. He looked almost normal , almost.